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pressed jay carney today. he said on 9-12, the president did mention that the terror may be involved and that's true, in the rose garden, he briefly mentioned. then carney tried to sort of rewrite things and suggest that the white house's story all along was that this was terror and not a protest. >> why were you at this podium for several days saying we don't know if it's terrorism. >> i never said that. i never said we don't know if it's terrorism. >> in fact, as you know, carney did several times say that they were not aware that it was terrorism, in fact, they thought it was a protest coming out of this anti-muslim film and most infamously ambassador susan rice said that on five sunday talk shows on september 16, five days after the attack. this is another example of how the white house has really struggled to get its story straight. >> when that comes, the republicans jump all over it. how are they reacting tonight? >> absolutely. one of the republican senators who just came back from libya today said he
pressed jay carney today. he said on 9-12, the president did mention that the terror may be involved and that's true, in the rose garden, he briefly mentioned. then carney tried to sort of rewrite things and suggest that the white house's story all along was that this was terror and not a protest. >> why were you at this podium for several days saying we don't know if it's terrorism. >> i never said that. i never said we don't know if it's terrorism. >> in fact, as you know,...
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you asked the press secretary jay carney about this. what did he say? >> shep, he insisted, as you noted that vice president was not talking about the administration at large. he was talking about just the president and the vice president, not getting some sort of heads up about the security concerns. so i pressed him on whether this was an attempt to sort of push the blame off on the state department. take a listen. >> would you say on libya that basically the buck stops with the state department on security then? it doesn't stop with the white house. >> that's an article made for television phrasing, ed, but the fact. >> the state department, the president can't -- basically he doesn't make those assessments is what you are saying? >> there are thousands of diplomatic personnel around the world there are countless facilities around the world. i'm saying when it comes to the number of personnel who are in place at consulates and embassies and other diplomatic facilities around the world, those decisions are appropriately made at the state department. >
you asked the press secretary jay carney about this. what did he say? >> shep, he insisted, as you noted that vice president was not talking about the administration at large. he was talking about just the president and the vice president, not getting some sort of heads up about the security concerns. so i pressed him on whether this was an attempt to sort of push the blame off on the state department. take a listen. >> would you say on libya that basically the buck stops with the...
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white house press secretary jay carney says we are looking at a close race. >> we have always believed it would be a very close race. and that continues to be the president's belief as well as the belief of those around him. >> democrats say what is significant about their august fund raise something not the amount of money collected but the number of people 1.2 million who contributed 98% of whom gave $250 or less, shepard. >> shepard: the president got a bit of a lift. he got a real lift from one man on the campaign trail. what did the secret service think of that? >> i have never seen it before but then, you know, candidates will do just about anything to help them win a battleground state. in this case it was florida. where scott vandusen says he was on the driving range when he found out the president was headed to his pizza parlor. is he a republic who voted for mr. obama in 2000 will. he plans to do so again. he reportedly says the secret service gave the okay presumably so did the president. and speaking of battleground states, joe biden was in ohio yesterday when he poses with
white house press secretary jay carney says we are looking at a close race. >> we have always believed it would be a very close race. and that continues to be the president's belief as well as the belief of those around him. >> democrats say what is significant about their august fund raise something not the amount of money collected but the number of people 1.2 million who contributed 98% of whom gave $250 or less, shepard. >> shepard: the president got a bit of a lift. he...
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jay carney also said this will make the system more fair. >> we believe we need to eliminate a lot of the existing complexities from the tax code and then identify very clearly what our priorities are when it comes to manufacturing, advanced manufacturing and small businesses. >> now, various republicans are saying it does not go far enough. but i will point out that republic dave camp, who is a key person on the tax writing panel in the house actually said this is a good first step, suggested maybe there could be some bipartisan consensus. the bottom line is in an election year, that's going to be hard to get that done, shep. >> shepard: ed henry on taxes and gas prices. as energy prices continue to rise, police say now some folks are breaking the law to get energy. especially fuel. watch this as we go across america. arizona. a 43-year-old man faces charges after cops near phoenix say he was stealing natural gas from his neighbor's home. that neighbor reported finding a hose leading from his gas utility pipe to the suspect's garage. and in florida, detectives say thieves rigged this
jay carney also said this will make the system more fair. >> we believe we need to eliminate a lot of the existing complexities from the tax code and then identify very clearly what our priorities are when it comes to manufacturing, advanced manufacturing and small businesses. >> now, various republicans are saying it does not go far enough. but i will point out that republic dave camp, who is a key person on the tax writing panel in the house actually said this is a good first...
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jay carney at the white house today podium also said that while previous democratic leaders in the senate have used this pro forma session in the senate where they barely stay open for business to block recess appointments, they think that's a gimmick. take a listen. >> we're saying that this is a gimmick versus a constitutionally enshrined authority. we feel very comfortable as a legal matter that constitution from scamming. >> we should point out that recently the senate was in a pro forma recess to pass the payroll tax cut extension, which they did not call gimmick. >> shep: now could be the perfect time for you or your neighbors to buy or refinance a home. mortgage rates have just hit a historic low. freddie mac reports that the average fixed rate on a 30-year loan fell this week to 3.91% and that ties a record set just two weeks ago. analysts say they expect this trend to continue for at least the next few months. then there is the other option. just be a squatter. there is word folks are trying to get their hands on pretty ritzy homes into which they moved, but never purchased becau
jay carney at the white house today podium also said that while previous democratic leaders in the senate have used this pro forma session in the senate where they barely stay open for business to block recess appointments, they think that's a gimmick. take a listen. >> we're saying that this is a gimmick versus a constitutionally enshrined authority. we feel very comfortable as a legal matter that constitution from scamming. >> we should point out that recently the senate was in a...
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we will just have to wait and see, shep. >> shepard: you heard jay carney say the americans have haven't done anything wrong under our rules and culture if could be celebrated what they dncts that's right. working to celebrate democracy what they have done there in egypt for several years. as thee nongovernmental groups do all over the world, the military government also has plenty of other problems in the cairo. clashes between police and protesters on the streets continued for a fifth day in the row. shops closed hurting merchants in the struggling economy. they have also suffered extensive property loss. the ngo's are likely the least of the egyptian government's problems. if they go forward with trying the americans, the question is what the u.s. will do to stop it, shep? >> shepard: mike emanuel in d.c. tonight. mike, thanks very much. a teenage girl -- i should say first, a controversial law aimed at discouraging women from getting abortions set to go into effect in the state of texas. a federal judge there who ruled parts of the law are unconstitutional now says he cannot block it
we will just have to wait and see, shep. >> shepard: you heard jay carney say the americans have haven't done anything wrong under our rules and culture if could be celebrated what they dncts that's right. working to celebrate democracy what they have done there in egypt for several years. as thee nongovernmental groups do all over the world, the military government also has plenty of other problems in the cairo. clashes between police and protesters on the streets continued for a fifth...
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according to jay carney. take a listen. >> the efforts that the united states and other countries have undertaken to try to secure nuclear materials and to try to prevent dangerous regimes from acquiring nuclear weapons have been very robust. and that effort will continue for as long as president obama is in office. >> important to remember, america still has 28,500 u.s. troops in south korea right now. all those tensions are going on. got u.s. troops right there, shep. >> house announced during "studio b" today, ed, that the president will be meeting with president ju of china on monday. you wonder if syria will come up with all the blocking china has been doing. >> you are right. syria will come up. ♪ just meeting with president who o.o.ho jintao. these meetings on the sidelines with president obama is a chance to try to bring china and russia along. they have been blocking any u.n. action, any major u.n. action to deal with the crisis in syria. u.s. officials getting very impatient because of the slaught
according to jay carney. take a listen. >> the efforts that the united states and other countries have undertaken to try to secure nuclear materials and to try to prevent dangerous regimes from acquiring nuclear weapons have been very robust. and that effort will continue for as long as president obama is in office. >> important to remember, america still has 28,500 u.s. troops in south korea right now. all those tensions are going on. got u.s. troops right there, shep. >>...
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normally when jay carney gets questions like this about the campaign. he will deflect them to his colleagues in chicago and saying look i only focus on policy. today when i asked a question about all of this, jay carney was ready with a snappy sound bite and basically for the first time from the podium he called mitt romney's campaign desperate. take a listen. >> ed, i would say that all of us who follow politics and policy, whether we're on this side or your side of the podium have seen circumstances like this where a campaign is having a very bad day or very bad week. and in circumstances like that, there are efforts made sometimes desperate efforts made to change the subject. >> carney went on to say he thinks that maybe even the romney camp has had an awful month not just a couple days or week. they obviously run the risk inside the white house of being a little bit overconfident. can i tell you they certainly feel go right now and they think mitt romney really messed up with this tape, shep. >> shepard: have they gotten into the context of what the
normally when jay carney gets questions like this about the campaign. he will deflect them to his colleagues in chicago and saying look i only focus on policy. today when i asked a question about all of this, jay carney was ready with a snappy sound bite and basically for the first time from the podium he called mitt romney's campaign desperate. take a listen. >> ed, i would say that all of us who follow politics and policy, whether we're on this side or your side of the podium have seen...
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and basically jay carney at the podium said, look, isn't this part of the american dream? take a listen. >> i don't think any parent in america who who has a child would think it's snob eerie to hope for that child the best possible education in the future and that includes college. >> they think rick santorum agrees with the president because they went back and looked and in his 2006 campaign for the senate, he had a big button on his web site that said commitment to higher education. shep? >> man, elections are fun, you snob. it's nice to see you with with the pink pockets. have you got to be a snob. >> good to see you. i can't believe you called me a snob. >> shepard: everybody is now a snob. you got kids, right? you want them to go to college? >> i thought we were friends. >> shepard: you snob. we are friends. rick santorum may be giving rival mitt romney a run for money in michigan primary. in arizona, mitt has got him it looks like. according to the real lehr politics average of the polls mitt romney in the driver seat by more than 13 points. hard to overcome. santor
and basically jay carney at the podium said, look, isn't this part of the american dream? take a listen. >> i don't think any parent in america who who has a child would think it's snob eerie to hope for that child the best possible education in the future and that includes college. >> they think rick santorum agrees with the president because they went back and looked and in his 2006 campaign for the senate, he had a big button on his web site that said commitment to higher...
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white house press secretary jay carney said the countries are, quote, on the wrong side of the syrian people, the wrong side of hope and peace and stability in the region. james rosen with the news, he's live at the state department. james, how does the united states know where these chemical weapons are? >> shep, good evening. this has been a long standing area of focus for both the american and the israeli intelligence communities. the regime is believed to have close it 50 chemical and biological weapons facility, as well as tons of chemical weapons materials stored throughout the country. but current and former obama administration officials told fox news, wej8o=j7ímr' pretty good fix on where most of them are. >> i think we've got to look very seriously at finding ways either to destroy those weapons in place or neutralize them or do something so if the regime falls, the chemical weapons in particular don't get into the hands of terrorists like al-qaeda or aren't used by regime generals as their passport out of the country. this is very serious throughout the region. >> these ar
white house press secretary jay carney said the countries are, quote, on the wrong side of the syrian people, the wrong side of hope and peace and stability in the region. james rosen with the news, he's live at the state department. james, how does the united states know where these chemical weapons are? >> shep, good evening. this has been a long standing area of focus for both the american and the israeli intelligence communities. the regime is believed to have close it 50 chemical and...
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jay carney though shot that down and said there is no rush for the exits, take a listen. >> the pace of that withdrawal has not been decided. and i think it's important to understand in piatt of recent events the strategy is a broad based strategy that looks at the achievement of our objectives and the fact that this president is committed to ending the war in afghanistan responsibly none the less, everyone will be parsing the words very closely tomorrow. just after noon eastern time when these two leaders have a joint news conference in the rose garden to see whether or not there is any door open now to pulling out of afghanistan any quicker, shep. >> shepard: ed henry. joining forces with japan and the european union to try to pressure china over its export restrictions on the so-called rare earth minerals. they are critical in the manufacture of cell phones. flat screens tvs even advanced weaponry. china produces, get, this 97% of the world's supply lately it has seriously cut back on eximportance. having hard time getting hands on rareeth mets metals and paying more for what they
jay carney though shot that down and said there is no rush for the exits, take a listen. >> the pace of that withdrawal has not been decided. and i think it's important to understand in piatt of recent events the strategy is a broad based strategy that looks at the achievement of our objectives and the fact that this president is committed to ending the war in afghanistan responsibly none the less, everyone will be parsing the words very closely tomorrow. just after noon eastern time when...
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. >> shepard: white house press secretary jay carney says those remarks were not representative of the president's view and that e.p.a. officials now say his comparison was, quote: an offensive and inaccurate way to portray our efforts to address potential violations. but the republic senator james inhofe who released the video says those comments are part of the president's quote, war on affordable energy. watch. >> his comments give us a rare glimpse of the obama administration's true agenda, a plan that is severely restricts domestic development of natural gas, oil, and coal to drive up the price of fossil fuels so their favored forms of green energy can compete. >> shepard: now both house and senate republicans are launching investigations into the agency's enforcement tactics. the fox business network's gerri willis is with us. if the agency isn't supposed to crucify the oil industry, what is it supposed to do. >> not supposed to crucify. >> not at all. the mission of the e.p.a. and this is from their web site to protect health and environment. we don't do it on our own. we work w
. >> shepard: white house press secretary jay carney says those remarks were not representative of the president's view and that e.p.a. officials now say his comparison was, quote: an offensive and inaccurate way to portray our efforts to address potential violations. but the republic senator james inhofe who released the video says those comments are part of the president's quote, war on affordable energy. watch. >> his comments give us a rare glimpse of the obama administration's...
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. >> putting a lot of political pressure on this president jay carney. what's the next move for this president today. they are mostly sticking to the fact that he are blaming it on the european debt crisis not the president's policies and blaming it as well on the bush administration. they believe that republicans, basically jay carney today alleging they will do anything to make sure the president doesn't get reelected while ed gillespie, a romney advisor is saying no, no, no. this is about the president's policies and time is running out. take a listen. >> it's not okay to simply root for failure. and hope it pays off politically. i think, in fact, there is a potential for a political price to be paid if you come to washington and you do nothing in the hope that doing nothing will enhance your power in the future. >> this is a hostile environment for job creation in our economy. that's why, frankly, it adds a sense of you are general? i terms of this year's election to be able to turn things around because the only thing that's going to change it are c
. >> putting a lot of political pressure on this president jay carney. what's the next move for this president today. they are mostly sticking to the fact that he are blaming it on the european debt crisis not the president's policies and blaming it as well on the bush administration. they believe that republicans, basically jay carney today alleging they will do anything to make sure the president doesn't get reelected while ed gillespie, a romney advisor is saying no, no, no. this is...
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functions and aides that do won't actually ask for money but still it's clear from press secretary jay carney's comments that the president is holding his nose about this. >> is he not saying that the system is now healthy or good. he is saying he is making a decision, his campaign is making a decision that the rules are what they are. they will not -- they cannot play by a different set of rules than rubs are playing. >> the president's campaign will almost certainly raise more money than his republic challenger. the super pac may eventually tip the scales overall in the republic's favor not just in their quest for the oval office but in congressional campaigns as well, shepard. >> shepard: what are republicans saying in general. >> we heard republic presidential president rick santorum accuse the president of hypocrisy. speaker john boehner says it's just another broken campaign promise. and missouri senator roy blunt say it's not really a change at all. >> i don't think the president is changing his mind. he may be changing what he is saying. the president holds all the records for
functions and aides that do won't actually ask for money but still it's clear from press secretary jay carney's comments that the president is holding his nose about this. >> is he not saying that the system is now healthy or good. he is saying he is making a decision, his campaign is making a decision that the rules are what they are. they will not -- they cannot play by a different set of rules than rubs are playing. >> the president's campaign will almost certainly raise more...
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jay carney says and i'm quoting her description of that meeting was not accurate. it did not reflect what happened in the meeting in the oval office, which by the way, the governor, as i understand it, herself immediately after the meeting described it as cordial to reporters. in fact, she did describe it as cordial. as for the tarmac meeting, here is the president a short time ago talking with abc diane sawyer. listen. >> i think it's always good publicity for a republic if they are in an argument with me. but, this was really not a big deal. >> and now here is governor jan brewer being asked about the finger pointing at the president on the tarmac. >> well, you know, they always say that a picture is what it is. but i must say that i was not hostile. i was trying to be very, very gracious. i respect the office of the president. i would never be disrespectful in that manner. >> brewer says the president has ignored her on a couple of occasions, shep. the white house says that's simply not true. >> shepard: trace gallagher in los angeles. remember when the feds bai
jay carney says and i'm quoting her description of that meeting was not accurate. it did not reflect what happened in the meeting in the oval office, which by the way, the governor, as i understand it, herself immediately after the meeting described it as cordial to reporters. in fact, she did describe it as cordial. as for the tarmac meeting, here is the president a short time ago talking with abc diane sawyer. listen. >> i think it's always good publicity for a republic if they are in...
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if you listen to white house spokesman jay carney he says things are moving along. they are very hopeful there is going to be a compromise. you speak to mitch mcconnell he says they are hopelessly deadlocked right now and a lack of presidential leadership is making it harder. take a listen. >> we have been very clear about both the president's interest in and willingness to compromise. but also his clear inchoice tense that he will -- insistence that he will not sign extension of bush era tax cut for the top 2%. >> we will wait on the president and hope he has what it takes to bring people together and forge a compromise. if he he does, we will get there if he doesn't, we won't. it's that simple. white house aides are pushing back on leadership question by saying this past weekend the president reached out to john boehner and harry reid to try to move things along and there is also talk that later this week there may be another face-to-face meeting here between democrats and republicans at the white house later this week, shep. >> shepard: republicans have long push
if you listen to white house spokesman jay carney he says things are moving along. they are very hopeful there is going to be a compromise. you speak to mitch mcconnell he says they are hopelessly deadlocked right now and a lack of presidential leadership is making it harder. take a listen. >> we have been very clear about both the president's interest in and willingness to compromise. but also his clear inchoice tense that he will -- insistence that he will not sign extension of bush era...
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i pressed jay carney today on whether the white house believes this went over the line. do you really think that it's fair for someone to suggest that a candidate's actions led to someone's death? >> ed, i appreciate the efforts to get me to play political pundit, but that's not my job and it's not -- i do not have any role in third party groups that produce these ads. >> important to note, though, that a top white house aide, david plouffe, did fundraising for this group. jay carney had a different group in may when a republican donor was thinking about running super pac ads attacking the president over jeremiah wright. jay carney said the romney camp should denounce that. >> the romney camp has an ad on welfare reform under fire too, right? >> that's right. the white house insists this is not what the president is trying to do. he's trying to tinker with the welfare reform law that president clinton signd into law and that he's doing it at the behest of some republican governors who wanted those changes and that the ad suggests that he dismantling welfare reform and th
i pressed jay carney today on whether the white house believes this went over the line. do you really think that it's fair for someone to suggest that a candidate's actions led to someone's death? >> ed, i appreciate the efforts to get me to play political pundit, but that's not my job and it's not -- i do not have any role in third party groups that produce these ads. >> important to note, though, that a top white house aide, david plouffe, did fundraising for this group. jay...
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jay carney was telling reporters a few moments ago the president gives very long answers and that's a liability for him in this debate. when is the last time you heard the white house press secretary say the president is any sort of a liability. they are desperately trying to lower expectations going into this. they are playing up mitt romney's expectations by saying he was so gifted in those republic primary debates. take a listen to david plouffe. >> we have expected all along that governor romney will have a good night. he has prepared more than any candidate in history. he has shown himself to be a very very good debater through the years. the fact of the matter is the president hasn't had a debate like this in four years. if you go back four years ago, he did pretty darn well against hillary clinton who is a tough debater. he survived those primaries and did a pretty good job against john mccain in three tough debates in the financial crisis and some of the big debate in 2008. >> the senator of the foreclosure crisis arguably. that could hurt the president. >> it can, because it'
jay carney was telling reporters a few moments ago the president gives very long answers and that's a liability for him in this debate. when is the last time you heard the white house press secretary say the president is any sort of a liability. they are desperately trying to lower expectations going into this. they are playing up mitt romney's expectations by saying he was so gifted in those republic primary debates. take a listen to david plouffe. >> we have expected all along that...
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you listen to the speaker today, jay carney from the white house podium, they're still saying that they're farther apart on both spending cuts and tax increases. take a listen. >> mainly tax hikes. and as planned is it not begin to solve our debt crisis. it actually increases spending. >> closing loopholes that they will not name or capping deduction, that they will not specify sometime in the future. that is those magic beans are just beans and that fairy dust is just dust. >> i spoke to a top republican a short time ago who said look, when a budget deal is very near, normally vice president biden comes up to the hill as sort of the closer. they've soon no sign of the vice president yet because they are not close yet. >> shepard: we did not poll on whether people think they're faking all this and are going to tell the deal they've done for a long time. but people weighed in on the beans and dust here. >> they have. it's interesting because on one hand if you look at our new poll out tonight, there is an overwhelming majority who say the president's right, raise taxes on the rich. look at
you listen to the speaker today, jay carney from the white house podium, they're still saying that they're farther apart on both spending cuts and tax increases. take a listen. >> mainly tax hikes. and as planned is it not begin to solve our debt crisis. it actually increases spending. >> closing loopholes that they will not name or capping deduction, that they will not specify sometime in the future. that is those magic beans are just beans and that fairy dust is just dust....
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for a press secretary jay carney says it's only not fair it's not smart. >> the president is clear he will not extend, he will not sign a bill that extends the bush era tax cuts for the wealthiest americans because it's not good policy. >> since both agree on the middle class tax cuts they should be extended and now, shepard. >> shepard: i mentioned those meetings, wendell, today the president i guess preaching to the choir. tomorrow the sinners are in. >> he he will meet with business leaders. i don't know if you want to call them sinners. but certainly more inclined to protect the upper income bush tax cuts than the union people. most small businesses aren't affected by them but the ones that are affected by them create the most jobs. now, senate republic leader mitch mcconnell says raises taxes on those businesses would cost 700,000 jobs. the president says we would simply return to the tax rates of the clinton years in which the economy created almost 8 times as many jobs as the administration of george w. bush. president will make his case to the public tomorrow and civic leaders
for a press secretary jay carney says it's only not fair it's not smart. >> the president is clear he will not extend, he will not sign a bill that extends the bush era tax cuts for the wealthiest americans because it's not good policy. >> since both agree on the middle class tax cuts they should be extended and now, shepard. >> shepard: i mentioned those meetings, wendell, today the president i guess preaching to the choir. tomorrow the sinners are in. >> he he will...
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i guess press secretary jay carney wouldn't get too specific about that plan today. >> that's right. look, the president got high marks for those remarks he mentioned last night at that prayer vigil. i was there. across the political spectrum, people were saying it's perhaps struck the right tone. maybe there will be some action. but there is a way to have a reason debate to find out the best solution. jay carney, when pressed today on exactly what the president is going to do, was not very specific at all. didn't have a clear battle plan at all. so didn't even have a time line of how quickly he would move. take a listen. >> i think that it's part of it, but it is far from all of it. as you know, the president has taken positions on common sense measures that he believes should be taken to help address this problem, but he made clear that more needs to be done. >> that was a question about gun control, not as specific and firm in terms of the president last night, saying that he really wants to do something to protect children, although we're told that this afternoon, the president,
i guess press secretary jay carney wouldn't get too specific about that plan today. >> that's right. look, the president got high marks for those remarks he mentioned last night at that prayer vigil. i was there. across the political spectrum, people were saying it's perhaps struck the right tone. maybe there will be some action. but there is a way to have a reason debate to find out the best solution. jay carney, when pressed today on exactly what the president is going to do, was not...
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although can i tell you spokesman jay carney at the speed yum today said not so fast. the state department is reviewing the keystone pipeline. they are not approving it yet, shep. >> shepard: what's the time line on a decision? do we know? >> it's going to be in the next month basically, shep. if you remember in december house republicans got a provision added to that payroll tax cut extension bill that basically said the president had 60 days to make a decision yes or no on the pipeline. now, in general, in talking to the council today, the president said he wants to move quickly on various proposals. take a listen. of your 35 executive action recommendations we have taken action on 33 of them. >> that's an attempt by the president to show he is moving boldly on various job creating proposals. when it comes to the keystone pipeline, jay carney says they are going to let the state department review this a little bit longer because they ventricle environmental concerns, shep. >> shepard: ed henry at the white house. the wildly popular web site wikipedia is joining thous
although can i tell you spokesman jay carney at the speed yum today said not so fast. the state department is reviewing the keystone pipeline. they are not approving it yet, shep. >> shepard: what's the time line on a decision? do we know? >> it's going to be in the next month basically, shep. if you remember in december house republicans got a provision added to that payroll tax cut extension bill that basically said the president had 60 days to make a decision yes or no on the...
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it also raises questions about two days after ambassador rice's tv appearances jay carney was at the white house podium again saying in his words saying there was concrete evidence that this was tied to the video, suggesting it was not a terror attack. today jay carney when asked about that he said quote i and others made very clear that our preliminary assessments were preliminary, that investigation was underway and as more facts became available we would make the american people aware of them. but it's interesting, jay carney went on to say that this al qaeda affiliated group, they later claimed they had nothing to do with the terror attacks. he says there is competing claims. the top republic on the senate intelligence committee notes that al qaeda affiliated group one of their members is the only suspect currently in custody for that terror attack. is he in custody overseas, suggesting this al qaeda group did have something to do with it, shep. >> shepard: ed, this comes during the president's battleground states blitz with just 13 days to go. >> absolutely. he is doing six batt
it also raises questions about two days after ambassador rice's tv appearances jay carney was at the white house podium again saying in his words saying there was concrete evidence that this was tied to the video, suggesting it was not a terror attack. today jay carney when asked about that he said quote i and others made very clear that our preliminary assessments were preliminary, that investigation was underway and as more facts became available we would make the american people aware of...
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. >> reporter: when i was asked jay carney, they know its volatile issue. catholics make up about 27% of the electorate in 2008. that roughly when you look at exit poll data, that means about 35 million catholic voters. president, he carried 54%. beat john mccain by 55 points but jay carney was playing a balancing act. they don't want to lose it. >> between the religion beliefs and increasing access to important services we will continue to work closely with religious groups during this transitional period to discuss their concerns. >> reporter: covering contraception could mean the morning after drug. that opens the door to abortion into this controversy, that is how it could get more intense. >> shep: ed henry at the white house, don't forget it's the economy and we have trumps in europe. unemployment has hitter a record high. one of over ten persons ended 2011 out of work across the 17 countries using the euro. 10%. that is you see the jobless rate is wildly, 22.9% in spain now. 19.2% in greece. notice those are the austerity countries. 5.5% in germany,
. >> reporter: when i was asked jay carney, they know its volatile issue. catholics make up about 27% of the electorate in 2008. that roughly when you look at exit poll data, that means about 35 million catholic voters. president, he carried 54%. beat john mccain by 55 points but jay carney was playing a balancing act. they don't want to lose it. >> between the religion beliefs and increasing access to important services we will continue to work closely with religious groups during...
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deputy spokesman josh earnest was filling in for jay carney and he jumped on this because the bottom line is both inside the white house and the obama campaign in chicago, they think mitt romney is vulnerable on this issue because they've been hammering him for weeks now, suggesting perhaps he's not being transparent enough, that perhaps he's hiding something about what tax rate he paid or about some sort of offshore accounts. that's why earnest said it's time for him to turn these over. take a listen. >> the principle of transparency that governor romney has been asked by my colleagues in chicago to live up to is not one that is above and beyond what his predecessors have done. >> although earnest went on to say that republican senator john mccain, the nominee in 2008, he suggested he handed out many years of returns going back to his days before. he gave out two years of return which is what romney promised as well. >> the romney camp is trying to push past all this and talk about other issues, right? >> they certainly are trying to move on. you mentioned the campaign manager, imme
deputy spokesman josh earnest was filling in for jay carney and he jumped on this because the bottom line is both inside the white house and the obama campaign in chicago, they think mitt romney is vulnerable on this issue because they've been hammering him for weeks now, suggesting perhaps he's not being transparent enough, that perhaps he's hiding something about what tax rate he paid or about some sort of offshore accounts. that's why earnest said it's time for him to turn these over. take a...
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take a listen to jay carney. >> political settlement is essential here. and but it is coexists with our military campaign. it is our in fact our military campaign that has set the conditions for initial reconciliation discussions that we hope will begin taking place. >> now, to try and jump start all of this next week, the administration is sending a top diplomat mark grossman who has been already involved in the situation to afghanistan to try to get all this going. but there are a lot of outstanding issues including the fact that the taliban wants some of their folks who are detainees at guantanamo bay right now released. that is a very thorny issue. one of many that makes it very clear this is far from a done deal, shep. >> shepard: ed henry at the white house. thanks. the president is asking congress now to raise the nation's debt limit again. he is seeking $1.2 trillion. who can forget the saga from last summer. and, once again, top house republicans are saying this isn't going to happen. the majority leader eric cantor says the house will vote next
take a listen to jay carney. >> political settlement is essential here. and but it is coexists with our military campaign. it is our in fact our military campaign that has set the conditions for initial reconciliation discussions that we hope will begin taking place. >> now, to try and jump start all of this next week, the administration is sending a top diplomat mark grossman who has been already involved in the situation to afghanistan to try to get all this going. but there are a...
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jay carney was asked today when does the u.s. believe enough is snuff? -- listen. >> i don't want to predict in the future at what point if certain things happen or don't happen. additional strategies might be put in place. i would say the approach we are taking working with the friends of syria. working with the international community to further isolate and pressure assad. >> in short, there will be a lot more talking before anyone kind of military action is taken, if ever, shep. >> shepard: historically speaking, murdering is part of the assad family tradition. >> absolutely. >> how we're getting insight into new emails that show us a bit of the relationship mr. assad and his wife. >> mrs. assad seems as supportive of that kind of murdering gone on in the family name as her husband appears to be. after one speech in which he vowed to crack down on the protesters she said and i quote very strong no messing around with regard to her husband. she also wrote an email directly to him which said if we are strong together, we will overcome this together. i l
jay carney was asked today when does the u.s. believe enough is snuff? -- listen. >> i don't want to predict in the future at what point if certain things happen or don't happen. additional strategies might be put in place. i would say the approach we are taking working with the friends of syria. working with the international community to further isolate and pressure assad. >> in short, there will be a lot more talking before anyone kind of military action is taken, if ever, shep....
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jay carney saying republicans blocked it. >> one element of the president's american jobs act was aimed specifically at the need to put construction workers back on the job. unfortunately, republicans rejected that. >> now, the obama campaign is also hitting republic mitt romney in that web video you mentioned which they think is a bigger geography last friday american people want to see more cuts to cops and firefighters. romney says the context there is that after the wisconsin recall vote, that a lot of people are saying around the country they want to see government cut back. but obviously obama camp is cutting why cut more cops and firefighters in current lean times, shep? >> shepard: ed henry in city of eternal campaigns. campaigning is about all we see. one thing quite rare is compromise in washington. the democratic senate finance committee chairman is talking about making big changes to our tax code. changes that could potentially bridge the gap between former president bush's income tax cuts set it expire at the end of the year and president obama's effort to collect more from
jay carney saying republicans blocked it. >> one element of the president's american jobs act was aimed specifically at the need to put construction workers back on the job. unfortunately, republicans rejected that. >> now, the obama campaign is also hitting republic mitt romney in that web video you mentioned which they think is a bigger geography last friday american people want to see more cuts to cops and firefighters. romney says the context there is that after the wisconsin...